RELY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELY
No single letter turns RELY into another word.
How RELY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does RELY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To depend on someone or something with trust and confidence for support, help, or accuracy.
Employees often rely on clear communication from managers to complete tasks correctly. Communities in remote areas frequently rely on a single source of water or power, making that resource especially critical.
How RELY is used
Frequently paired with the preposition on, as in rely on someone.
- You can always rely on her to tell the truth.
- Farmers rely on rainfall to grow their crops each year.
- Do not rely solely on memory when studying for exams.
- The team had to rely on backup generators during the outage.
- Many small businesses rely on local customers for steady income.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RELY
The 4 tiles of RELY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RELY
1 longer words begin with RELY.
Words ending in RELY
Showing 24 of 40 words that end in RELY. Useful as a back hook: play RELY onto a word already on the board.
Words with RELY inside
2 words contain RELY in the middle. Words that start with RELY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RELY
Common questions about RELY
- Is RELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELY worth?
- RELY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELY mean?
- To depend on someone or something with trust and confidence for support, help, or accuracy.
- What letters can be added to RELY?
- No single letter can be added to RELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RELY:
Open RELY in the Word Finder